Posts tagged Prince George’s County

Late last night, 65 elected officials from Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties sent an official letter to Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld, urging him to restore Metro’s late night service. Keep reading…

On October 23, the Prince George’s County Council voted to approve a new zoning ordinance—a significant achievement for the county and a big step towards building sustainable and resilient communities. It also approved new subdivision regulations, an updated landscape manual, and a process to re-zone the entire county. Keep reading…

As summer winds down, why not chill outdoors with a sweet view of the rooftop plants that keep us chill inside? This Friday (August 24), you can tour University of DC's green roof, hear more about sustainable agriculture and learn about green roof design. Keep reading…

In May, I wrote a pair of articles on the difficulties in naming regions of Prince George's County. This time, I'm going to go all the way back to colonial Maryland to dive into how regions of the county were divided up and named in the past. Keep reading…

In April and May, GGWash published a series of posts discussing some of the problems with Prince George's “TheBus” network and suggesting improvements that we hoped to see in the county's new Transit Vision Plan. Now that the initial recommendations have been released, let's compare them to what we proposed. Keep reading…

Prince George's County has been slower to urbanize than the other suburban counties surrounding Washington, DC. There are a lot of clear historic reasons for this, but rapid growth in recent years means the county is playing catch-up. The current land use pattern in the county justifies much better local bus service than is currently provided. Keep reading…

Compared to the rest of the Washington region, Prince George's County has unique and oft-misunderstood demographics. This breakdown of the county's mix of density, wealth, race, language, and government will help you understand it better. Keep reading…

Unfortunately, unlike in the county executive's race where there are far more excellent candidates than can be elected, we feel that the candidates running for at-large in Prince George's this year are not likely to take progressive stances on development, urbanism, transit, and other smart growth issues and/or have other events in the recent past which make us reluctant to endorse them. Keep reading…

Prince George's County has different regions with very different needs. Despite the county's large size, there is a tendency for outsiders to see it as a monoculture, and even locally we lack the terminology to discuss these regions. Keep reading…

Prince George's TheBus has low ridership compared to other local bus networks in the region. Part of the reason is low-quality service, including infrequent buses and indirect routes that significantly lengthen trips for riders. Keep reading…

The Prince George’s County local bus network, TheBus, is dwarfed in size and service by the region’s other jurisdiction-run local bus networks. It’s the only network to provide no weekend or evening service, and its weekday ridership is only 16% of Montgomery County’s Ride On network even though the two counties have similar sizes and populations. Keep reading…

Prince George’s is completely rewriting its zoning code, which is certainly progress for everyone. However, this much-needed rewrite may end up being two steps forward, one step back if the maligned “call-up” process is brought into the new code. Keep reading…

Ed Lazere offers a contrasting vision for the DC Council Chairman role, the Maryland GOP keeps attacking Aruna Miller but she continues to gain ground, Montgomery County council candidates debate Amazon HQ2, VA-10 Democrats didn't include housing and transportation as key issues, and more in our election link roundup. Want to stay on top of our 2018 election coverage? Sign up for our weekly newsletter!Keep reading…

Prince George’s County is rewriting its zoning code, and hidden away in the reams of updated zoning procedures is one particular development review process that looks an awful like one the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled against in 2015 called “call up.” Keep reading…

This week the Maryland GOP targets Aruna Miller, a billionaire sets his sights on Virginia, Charles Allen pushes to lower the age of voting in DC, the chattering classes evaluate the politics of Maryland's busy legislative session, and more in our election link roundup. Keep reading…

Right now, it's largely impossible to legally convert basements, garages, attics, and the like into housing units in Prince George's. However, the county is currently developing a Comprehensive Housing Strategy that will outline what housing should look like in the coming years, and there's an opportunity to legalize these types of homes. Keep reading…